In 5th grade I remember doing a scratchboard of a gibbon, thus making me want to recreate it. This gibbon is done with charcoal and by using a kneaded eraser, I have achieved different values throughout the piece.
At a distance, the two drawings look very similar. However, upon closer inspection, you will see a difference in technique variation and type. I chose to draw the gibbon with charcoal whereas with the wolf I have used ink and pencil to make stippling and hatching marks thus creating a similar value in terms of shading.
This wolf drawing (above) and fox drawing (below) inspired what will be a series of work featuring animals which the Native Americans saw as being symbolic to their way of life. The thing is, after I had completed my wolf (and fox below), I was surfing the web and came across some Native American spirit animal websites. It inspired me to start a line of artwork devoted to the Native American portion of my heritage. Yes, that's right. I am in fact part Native American. I am 1.5625% Chippewa. My great x4 grandmother was one hundred percent Native American. These images will be available for purchase later.
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